Do I need to re-calibrate anything, or change any settings when switching from Bowden setup to direct drive? I have a new direct drive coming in today, and want to make sure I do everything right.

It was a while ago, but I believe I had to recalibrate my e-steps.

Also had to adjust my retraction settings on all of my filament presets.

e-steps will need to be recalibrated as the direct drive might have a slight different gear drive ratio compared to your bowden setup.

Retraction is set lower on direct drives compared to bowden, much lower since in a bowden setup the filament may flex and move inside the tube.

You might even need to adjust jerk and acceleration settings since now you have a heavier print head with a direct drive when compared to a bowden setup.

(10-Feb-2023, 12:18 AM)kafie1980 Wrote: e-steps will need to be recalibrated as the direct drive might have a slight different gear drive ratio compared to your bowden setup.

Retraction is set lower on direct drives compared to bowden, much lower since in a bowden setup the filament may flex and move inside the tube.

You might even need to adjust jerk and acceleration settings since now you have a heavier print head with a direct drive when compared to a bowden setup.

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Thanks everyone! I re-calibrated my e-steps, and my first test print came out great! I definitely like the direct feed better than the Bowden tube, I am able to print almost twice as fast as before, but with better results!